Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 pandemic-related home confinement on the refractive error of school-aged children in Germany: a cross-sectional study based on data from 414 eye care professional centres.

Objective: This study aimed at evaluating refractive changes in German school-aged children before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: 414 eye care professional centres from Germany.

Prediction of refractive error and its progression: a machine learning-based algorithm.

Objective: Myopia is the refractive error that shows the highest prevalence for younger ages in Southeast Asia and its projection over the next decades indicates that this situation will worsen. Nowadays, several management solutions are being applied to help fight its onset and development, nonetheless, the applications of these techniques depend on a clear and reliable assessment of risk to develop myopia.

Methods And Analysis: In this study, population-based data of Chinese children were used to develop a machine learning-based algorithm that enables the risk assessment of myopia's onset and development.

IMI - Industry Guidelines and Ethical Considerations for Myopia Control Report.

Purpose: To discuss guidelines and ethical considerations associated with the development and prescription of treatments intended for myopia control (MC).

Methods: Critical review of published papers and guidance documents was undertaken, with a view to carefully considering the ethical standards associated with the investigation, development, registration, marketing, prescription, and use of MC treatments.

Results: The roles and responsibilities of regulatory bodies, manufacturers, academics, eye care practitioners, and patients in the use of MC treatments are explored.